xx, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-272) and index
The first family of Louis XIII -- Becoming Papa's little valet: temptations and fears -- Mixed feelings: loves and hates -- Becoming brave: fortitude and skills -- Henri's legacy -- Royal norms and Louis's temperament -- Widening perspectives: the boy king and others -- Queen Marie's court: 1610-1614 -- Interregnum: pleasures and pains -- Coming of age -- Rehearsals for kingship -- Motives for murder -- Rite of passage: the killing of Cincini -- A new order